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Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from ...

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82 ATHENIAN CAVALRY.six men, which number later grew to one thous<strong>and</strong> or twelvehundred, about one tenth <strong>the</strong> foot, <strong>and</strong> was divided into twoHoplite.hipparchias (regiments) under two hipparchs <strong>and</strong> ten phylarchs.The richest <strong>and</strong> best fitted citizens served in <strong>the</strong>cavalry. Rigid examinations <strong>of</strong> physical strength <strong>and</strong> financialability to support <strong>the</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> cavalry service were required.But this arm none<strong>the</strong> less remained very mediocre.The A<strong>the</strong>nians were seamen,not horsemen.To <strong>the</strong> A<strong>the</strong>nians belongs<strong>the</strong> credit <strong>of</strong> first making <strong>war</strong>something more than a merephysical science. The keenwit <strong>of</strong> A<strong>the</strong>ns elevated allwhich it touched, <strong>and</strong> amongCataphractos (<strong>from</strong> a vase). <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>art</strong>s <strong>war</strong> gained something<strong>of</strong> value <strong>from</strong> her braintissue. This gain took t' ^ *orm <strong>of</strong> marked improvements, . - J^he,m tactics <strong>and</strong> m foi;^ .. 1 .11ne^es; <strong>and</strong> stillPmore oipropt._ , . 1,. ones who were .,a broader intelligeEf , , , ,oi <strong>war</strong>, <strong>and</strong> an appre-. . ~ . .nf^^^ ^^^ th^ naturalciation <strong>of</strong> its mtell^\

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